Here' s a quick snap of this week:1. Actually began to till up the garden. The goal is to plant the little seedlings before they die. One year, I did actually grow about 50 seedlings (as usual) that never got close being planted, poor things. This time, though I'm late, I've promised them some earth time before they die of neglect. Berries are going in, too.
2. We met Rachel for Burrito Night in Truckee. Fun.
3. I finished two stained-glass designs for CCChurch, which will remain under wraps, for now. Must wait for electricity to be run out to the shop to build them.
4. We started the process with an electrician which will result in sufficient power for us to use out in the shop (which currently-pun almost unintended-has none). Of course, instead of the simple hook up we'd imagined, we're looking at 300' of trenching, first (sigh). More time, more $$$.
5. Dylan returned from the design conference in NYC. He called yesterday and today to brief us. It seems it all went very well. His shelves were a hit, he made lots of contacts, and got lots of ideas. He and his partners now have specific steps to take to become bona fide furniture business guys. It's quite exciting, actually! More, as it unfolds...
6. I've taken to sitting on an exercise ball when I work at the computer, especially for long periods of time. I know. There are actual exercise-ball chairs out there. But I don't need them. And when I sit for awhile designing in front of the screen, like for stained glass, it just keeps my backside from calcifying into one position. And I love to bounce!
7. Tomorrow, I'm going to drop in at The Western Llama Show. Now that I've mentioned it, I know there'll be great gnashing of teeth and rending of garments until I report about it. Be patient.
8. Sunday is the annual Memorial Day Sierra Art Festival in downtown Grass Valley. I won't be a vendor, this year, but next year...
9. Continued to snoop on the growth of two baby red-tail hawks by binoculars. They're about three weeks old, now, and getting so big! And growing dark feathers, too. It's the same nesting pair from last year (we think), in the same nest in the same tree. It's fun to watch!
10. Cooled down, again! Ahhh. It went from 90 degrees on Monday, to closer-to-normal 68 on Wednesday. Today we won't crack 60. We might get some rain this weekend.
So, I hope you were able to maintain normal heart rate for this one. For those of you who waded through it, here are a few websites I've found amusing recently, for dessert:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7415911.stm
Just got this today from our friend Mark . So cool! It's a real-time, double-ended "telescope" from NYC to London. I also love the Jules Verne-like design.
http://manbabies.com/
Oh, so odd! It's a site where, in a photo of a man and a baby, the heads are switched. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes just goofy. Sent this site to Rachel and she recognized one of the guys...This came from Tic.
http://www.engrish.com/
It's a little un-PC in spots and the commentary is a bit unrefined, shall we say, but somebody is collecting goofy English translations of mostly Asian-language signage. It's very funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LHoyB81LnE
This is one of many videos on YouTube showing elephants painting. Yes, it's a touristy thing, and the canvasses aren't true "self-portraits", but it is still pretty impressive! One can (and I do) have compunctions about training animals for entertainment. So, this is a bit of a guilty pleasure to watch...
http://www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com/quack/
Stuff like this cracks me up. And changes the way I see things, for awhile.
That's it, for the moment. Too much dessert isn't good for you.
